Comstock Covered Bridge
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Comstock Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Vermont, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. Jay Peak stands 1,177 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Fuller Covered Bridge, a covered bridge 0.3 miles away. Chemin des Cantons passes 8.9 miles off.
The story
The Comstock Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that crosses the Trout River in Montgomery, Vermont on Comstock Bridge Road. Built in 1883, it is one of several area bridges built by Sheldon & Savannah Jewett. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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Dates from 1883.
Wikidata Q5157693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 8.9 mi off the Chemin des Cantons, National
- 14.3 mi off the Route des Vins, National
- 26.8 mi off the Lake Champlain Byway - Vermont
Overlooks nearby
- Pv sans nom 3 · 10 mi
- Pv sans nom 1 · 11 mi
- Vue · 11 mi
- Pv sans nom 2 · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hardwood Hill: 5.0 mi
- Little Jay: 5.1 mi
- Big Jay: 5.2 mi
- Burnt Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Doll Peak: 6.1 mi
- Davis Park: 7.0 mi
- Lincoln Park: 7.8 mi
- Sheldon Community Forest: 15.8 mi
- College Garden and Playground: 17.5 mi
- Sculpture Park: 17.7 mi
- Historic Marker: Birthplace of Larry Gardner: 7.9 mi
- Long Trail Terminus: 10.7 mi
- Burned Down Cabin: 10.7 mi
- Historical Marker: George Washington Henderson: 10.8 mi
- Bataille d'Eccles Hill: 15.2 mi
- Big Falls State Park: 13.6 mi
- Elm Brook Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
- Wild Branch Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Coventry Town Forest: 17.2 mi
- Black River Streambank: 18.7 mi
- Fuller Covered Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Longley Covered Bridge: 0.7 mi
- Hopkins Covered Bridge: 2.0 mi
- West Hill Covered Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Morgan Covered Bridge: 11.5 mi
- President Arthur Birthplace Museum: 9.1 mi
- Missisquoi Valley Historical Society: 13.4 mi
- Sheldon Historical Society: 14.6 mi
- Cambridge Historical Society: 19.7 mi
- Craftsbury Historical Socity: 21.3 mi
- Hutchins Covered Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Missisquoi River Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Start-End Trail: 11.3 mi
- Pont Couvert Province-Hill: 15.4 mi
- Journey's End: 17.1 mi
- Chutes Hunter: 15.8 mi
- Sloping Falls: 19.0 mi
- Dog Head Falls: 19.2 mi
- Cadys falls: 22.3 mi
- Fairfax Falls: 24.1 mi
- ROL Camp Beach: 18.5 mi
- Cady's Falls Botanical Gardens: 22.6 mi
- Lake Memphremagog Buffers: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Comstock Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Peak | ENE 74° | 1,177 m | 6.1 mi |
| Big Jay | ENE 78° | 1,115 m | 5.2 mi |
| North Jay Peak | NE 53° | 1,048 m | 6.7 mi |
| Doll Peak | ENE 57° | 1,038 m | 6.1 mi |
| Belvidere Mountain | SSE 152° | 1,018 m | 9.9 mi |
| Cold Hollow Mountain | SSW 196° | 1,015 m | 8.0 mi |
| Little Jay | E 84° | 928 m | 5.1 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | SE 135° | 922 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:24 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:05 | 19:56 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:11 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:24 | 16:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 14 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 51 | 60 | 65 | 63 | 56 | 43 | 32 | 21 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — JAY Peak, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74000212OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Comstock Covered Bridge, reference 74000212, listed 11/19/74.
OpenStreetMap element way/1038791204
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